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Weekly Prayers
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Prayers of the Faithful Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, our Lord Jesus Christ began His ministry in Capernaum in order to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah as the great Light for the people who had been sitting in darkness and dwelling in a land overshadowed by death. In faith, let us offer these prayers to the Lord: L. We pray for our parishioners, may the Light of Christ shine brightly in the way we live our…
Weekly Reflection
Jesus begins His ministry in Capernaum
Jesus left Nazareth and began His ministry in Capernaum after John the Baptist was arrested. Capernaum was one of the fishing towns in the north part of the Sea of Galilee, Bethsaida was another. Bethsaida was the birthplace of least three of Jesus’ apostles: Philip, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Simon Peter and Andrew were fishermen who have been partners with James and John, sons of a man named Zebedee. Since large freshwater lakes with abundant fish resources were…
Ice Storm Warning
Due to the ice-storm warning this weekend, we will not have Mass and Sunday School on Sunday. Please remain at home and be safe! God bless you!
Chinese New Year Traditions
New Year’s Eve Vigil and Fireworks The celebration of Chinese New Year begins at home with the traditional New Year’s Eve Vigil (Shou Sui). On Chinese New Year’s Eve, the whole family gathers together, lighting candles or oil lamps, and stay up in an all-night vigil awaiting the arrival of the Chinese New Year. In some countries, the Chinese New Year is greeted by fireworks before dawn. Solemn Tribute to Ancestors Solemn tribute to ancestors during Chinese New Year is…
Blessing of Throats
The Blessing of Throats is a Catholic sacramental celebrated on February 3 – the feast day of St. Blaise. The purpose of this blessing is to pray for God’s healing and protection against throat ailments and other illnesses through the intercession of St. Blaise. As the priest or deacon invokes this prayer, he puts two crossed, unlit candles on the throat of the person being blessed. The practice of this blessing demonstrates a sign of faith in God’s protection for…
Candlemas
February 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This special feast day was first celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church in the 6th century. It was first called the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was accompanied by solemn blessings and processions with candles; hence, it was popularly called Candlemas. In the Bible, according to the Mosaic law, a woman who had given birth to a male child was considered unclean for seven…
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2025
December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is a holy day of obligation. This year, the Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 12:00 pm in Chinese. The Immaculate Conception is the patronal feast day of the United States. All are invited to attend. To become the mother of the Savior, Mary “was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role.” The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as “full of…
St. Blaise
February 3 is the Feast Day of St. Blaise. Saint Blaise was a physician and the bishop of Sebastea in Armenia. During his lifetime, St. Blaise was known to be a healer. People often turned to St. Blaise for healing miracles. In 316 AD, St. Blaise was arrested for being a Christian. On his way to prison, he cured a child who was chocking to death on a fish bone. But because St. Blaise would not renounce his faith, he…
Our Lady of Lourdes
It was on Thursday, March 25, 1858, at the 16th apparition of Our Lady to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes that she revealed herself, saying: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” God, who is all-knowing, already knew about the Fall of Man; but God still carried out His plan of creation and created man; not only because He wanted to give them human life, but more importantly, to offer him eternal life; i.e., to share in the Life of the Holy Trinity. …